How to Tour Emerson College

Emerson College is a small communications school in the heart of downtown Boston. It is a high specialized school for students looking to continue their interest in communicative fields. The best way to get a feel for the college and the surrounding area is to visit the school. Setting up a college tour is really easy and can be done online quickly even months in advance.

Things You'll Need

• Internet access

Instructions

1. Plan a trip to Boston. Make all of your travel arrangements in advance. Since Boston is saturated with colleges and universities it would make sense to plan to visit a couple of schools in the area in one trip to save time and money. Touring Emerson will only take an hour, so if you live close to Boston don't plan for an overnight visit.

2. Schedule the tour in advance. There are a few ways you can do this but the easiest is online. Go to the Emerson site (see Resources) and click visit on the top right of the page. This directs you to the admission scheduler page where you choose undergraduate or graduate visits. Click the one that corresponds to you to sign up for a campus tour. All you need from here is the number of your party (including your student) and the day you can visit.

3. Confirm your appointment and start planning your trip to Emerson. Emerson tours are very strict and if you are late for your scheduled appointment they won't let you join in. During the summer months when they are the busiest it is typical for every tour to be booked so you can't be bumped to the next tour.

4. Find the visitor center. It can be difficult to find; the visitor center is on Boylston Place. Boylston Place is not the same as Boylston Street. It is an alley way with an arch over it. At the end of the alley way you will see City Place, which is a food court (great place to get lunch after the tour) and the Mbta's headquarters. Walk down that alley and the last door on your left is the visitor center and there is typically a sign outside of it.

Tips & Warnings

• Remember that parking in downtown Boston is difficult and Emerson doesn't offer parking. Boston Common has a parking lot with an entrance on Charles Street very close to campus.

Resources

• Emerson Site